This is the time of year that North American monarch butterflies are migrating south for the winter. Many of us GeekMoms have enjoyed butterfly gardening, visiting butterfly habitats and attending butterfly tagging events in our respective communities.

As for my current community, the Panhandle Butterfly House in Navarre, Florida is only about 3 miles up the road! I had a good time testing out my new Nikon camera there earlier this summer. The butterfly house will be hosting the Panhandle Monarch Madness Festival this coming weekend! So for you eastern Gulf Coast readers, come check out the event and see monarch tagging in progress as the butterflies prepare for the final leg of their migration!

Do you want to learn more bout monarch butterfly migrations? Journey North’s butterfly migration website offers numerous resources to help monarch fans of all ages track this year’s migration and learn more about the tagging process.

Do you live along one of the U.S.’s monarch butterfly migration route? You can do your part to help replenish the natural habitats and resting places by planting native plants and flowers that monarchs love: milkweed (for the eggs and larvae), sunflowers, daisies, asters and goldenrod are all popular choices. It’s important to stick to native species to your locale.